after a few years of use my headphones suffered quite some abusebut fear ye not! in case you did not know you can replace the ear cushions

first step is to order the replacements. Dave at Audio Technica is your man dwebb@atus.comsecond, the earphones look glued on but they are not. just grasp the whole ear pad and give it a gentle twist or gently pinch the inside and pull the outside towards the center getting the earpads back on is a little tricky so watch this video